It's tough to be a climate scientist when dinosaurs are making the calls

OK - here we have the poster-boy of Canada's Reform party who has been one of the most vocal critics of Canada's un-elected senate and a prime advocate of an democratically elected senate. Now in power with a minority government, he stacks the senate with conservative patronage appointees and uses this vestigial organ of Canada's government to squash a climate change bill that had been passed by the majority of Canada's elected MPs.

Is is a coincidence that Stephen Harper comes from Calgary, the oil and gas capital of Canada? Or perhaps it is just a coincidence that the vast majority of his support comes from Alberta whose under-developed economy is almost totally dependent on the depletion of non-renewable resources?

One thing is for sure, Canada will reap the future that Stephen and his Conservatives are planting.

Many will criticize Harper's government on the grounds that they are too religious. I don't think this is really the problem.

Unfortunately, Mr. Harper just gets his sources mixed up. He takes his economic and social policies from Darwinism and he goes to the Bible for science.

Canada desperately needs leadership that is willing to take economic policy from the Bible and science advice from scientists.

It's tough to be a climate scientist when dinosaurs are making the calls